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Strong quake strikes Myanmar, 12 feared dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By AYE AYE WINAssociated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A strong earthquake collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar, and piecemeal reports from the underdeveloped mining region said mines collapsed and as many as 12 people were feared dead. Myanmar's Vice

Husband arrested in Calif. killing of Iraqi woman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) - Eight months after the beating death of an Iraqi-American woman that drew international attention because it appeared to be a hate crime, the woman's husband has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. Police in the San Diego suburb

Turkey: 17 soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish military helicopter carrying soldiers on a mission against Kurdish rebels crashed because of bad weather on Saturday, killing all 17 troops onboard, officials said. Thirteen soldiers and four military crewmembers were killed in the crash in a mountainous part of

Syria's opposition urges West to send rebels arms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By BARBARA SURK and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The newly elected leader of Syria's main opposition group slammed the international community for what he called inaction, saying Saturday that fighters are in desperate need of weapons to break the stalemate with President

Husband held in killing of Iraqi-American woman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) - The husband of an Iraqi-American woman whose beating death initially appeared to be a hate crime was arrested on suspicion of murder in what police described Friday as an act of domestic violence. The killing of 32-year-old Shaima Alawadi

Obama to travel to New York to view Sandy recovery

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By KEN THOMASAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama will travel to New York on Thursday to view recovery efforts from the massive East Coast storm Sandy. White House press secretary Jay Carney says Obama will meet with affected families, local officials

Pentagon timeline shows military response to Libya

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By DONNA CASSATA and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - New Pentagon details show that the first U.S. military unit arrived in Libya more than 15 hours after the attack on the consulate in Benghazi was over, and four Americans, including the ambassador, were dead. A Defense

Twins charged in killing to be extradited to Fla.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

WINDER, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia prosecutor says twin brothers accused in the killing of a former journalist whose body was found buried in concrete have waived extradition and will be sent to Florida to face murder charges. Barrow County prosecutor Deborah Wilbanks said Friday that William and

Sentencing set in Ohio's Craigslist killing plot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio teenager who apparently made a bid for leniency was facing sentencing in a deadly plot to lure men with phony Craigslist job offers. The sentencing Friday in Akron was delayed earlier this week amid talks that could lead to 17-year-old Brogan Rafferty testifying against

Girl: She hid behind dad during Afghan massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - Little Robina took her seat wearing a deep-red head covering and a nervous smile, ready to tell her story. She giggled as any 7-year-old in the spotlight might. But when the questions began, what she recalled seemed